#F4 PHANTOM COCKPIT VIDEO HOW TO#

Dog-toothed leading edge of wing (12 degrees), anhedral tail (23 degrees). Object Details Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas Corporation Physical Description Twin-turbojet (J79-GE-8), two-seat (tandem) fighter / bomber. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.(The video also involves a slightly different kit - Zoukei-mura SWS 1/48 F-4C Phantom II - but I should be able to apply what I learn.) I also found a blog post about the cockpit for my specific kit, so I’ll combine what I learn from those sources into my next post.

#F4 PHANTOM COCKPIT VIDEO HOW TO#

There’s a 20-minute video I found on YouTube that shows how to make the cockpit look really impressive. I have another to-do item later to take a closer look at the instructions to see where I can deviate to make painting easier. I’ve already peeked at the instructions for my kit and I can already see instances where the build order doesn’t match the sequence above. It seems the general order for this build is… My kit has the lights as clear plastic, so I won’t need the aluminum.ģ1) Apply smoke shading underneath and along some of the panel lines

In this kit, he painted the lights with aluminum first, and then applied transparent green on top. Note: This can be done even though the decals are already appliedĢ3) Apply weathering (MIG oilbrusher) on the topside of the wings, then dry-brush to complete the applicationĢ5) Apply additional underside weathering (MIG streaking grime)Ģ6) Apply weathering to underside compartmentsĢ7) With all weathering completed, apply a semigloss coat over the entire aircraftĢ9) Configure and assemble the cockpit canopy most kits I’ve seen have multiple configurations - e.g., canopy open, as shown hereģ0) Finish up some of the details (e.g., position lights). Note: neat trick to use foam inside the cockpit, as that’s already paintedĦ) His paint scheme calls for some olive drab paint around the cockpitħ) Prep some of the underside equipment (e.g., panel doors, landing gear, armament) for painting by using a drill so you can insert a toothpick later for manipulationĩ) Paint the primary color on the topside note the masked off areas that were already painted in an accent color or will be painted laterġ1) Paint the underside of the tail and exhaust area in aluminumġ2) Paint other nearby areas in dark aluminum note some of the masked off areas were painted in the previous stepġ4) Apply clear coat this is what the decals will adhere to instead of the paintġ6) Add panel line accent on the exhaust nozzlesġ8) Use the airbrush to help dry the placed decals this is where having a dual-action airbrush is handy (i.e., one action is air flow, the other is paint flow)Ģ0) Paint some of the underside panels Neat tip: adhere small parts to masking tape and paint thereĢ1) Finish painting and applying panel line accent on the underside partsĢ2) Add panel line accent this took a while as there are lots of panel lines all over the aircraft. Note: Cool use of a toothpick and putty on the bottom for easy manipulation during paintingģ) Panel line accent for the cockpit as you can’t get to these after the fuselage halves are gluedĥ) The whole body with air intakes and exhaust nozzles is assembled prime the main body for painting. General build workflowġ) Cockpit and controls this particular build uses some photo-etched parts in lieu of decalsĢ) Seat assemblies. This post describes the major sections of work (with pictures) to get from opening the box to a finished kit. Scale Hangar 182 posted a time-lapse video of his build of the Hasegawa kit for the F-4J Phantom II. As this F-4G is my first aircraft build, I wanted to get an idea for what I should expect in terms of techniques, tools, and products.

F4 phantom cockpit video